Jeffrey Springs #59 of the Athletics pitches against the Seattle Mariners in the top of the first inning at Sutter Health Park on July 30, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Photo Credit: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO — On the day before the trade deadline, the A’s and Mariners squared off in the rubber game of a three-game series on Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park. The A’s defeated the Mariners to win the series by a final of 5-4.

Jeffrey Springs turned in another terrific outing for the Athletics, his last before the July 31 trade deadline at 3 p.m. PST. Springs tossed six innings of two-hit, one-run ball while striking out seven and walking only one. In reality, Springs’s only blemish was the second batter of the game, when he gave up a solo home run to Julio Rodríguez.

Early on, it appeared the Mariners might be on Springs to start the game, as Randy Arozarena added a single in the inning. However, that was not the case, as Springs retired the next 13 batters and did not surrender another hit.

The A’s bullpen came in and wasn’t perfect but pitched well enough to keep the Mariners at bay and preserve the win. Justin Sterner relieved Jeffrey Springs and gave up one run and two hits in his one inning of work. Jack Perkins came on to pitch the final two innings of the game. Perkins pitched well, and his only hiccup was a solo home run to Randy Arozarena in the top of the ninth inning to pull the Mariners within one run. Perkins then slammed the door, and the Athletics were victorious, 5-4.

The A’s offense continued to hit well as they had over the past week. The A’s got off to another quick start, scoring twice in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-1 lead over the Mariners.

Brent Rooker homered in the first, followed by an RBI double from Tyler Soderstrom to give the A’s the early advantage. The A’s scored again in the fourth inning when Miguel Andujar hit a solo home run to give the A’s a 3-1 lead. They added another run in the fifth as Darell Hernaiz hit his second major league home run to give the A’s a 4-1 lead heading into the sixth.

The final A’s run came in the form of Miguel Andujar’s first career multi-homer game, as he launched his second of the night in the seventh inning to give the A’s a 5-3 lead. That would be all the A’s needed to secure the win.

With the win, the A’s took the series from the Mariners and improved to 48-63 on the year. The Mariners fell to 57-52.

The A’s will be back in action on Friday night as they take on the Arizona Diamondbacks in game one of a three-game series. Starting pitchers for Arizona RHP Merrill Kelly (9-6 ERA 3.22) Sacramento pitcher to be determined. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. PST on Friday at Sutter Health Park after a day off on Thursday.

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